Summary
The KT Program conducted interviews with health care providers, policymakers and members of the public in Canada and Singapore to understand their experiences with misinformation and stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare experiences across countries.
Project Resources
- Journal articles
- Exploring perceptions and experiences of stigma in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
- Canadian public perceptions and experiences with information during the COVID-19 pandemic: strategies to optimize future risk communications
- Ontarians’ Perceptions of Public Health Communications and Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study
- Exploring Canadian perceptions and experiences of stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic
- A qualitative study on health stigma and discrimination in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learnt from a public health perspective
- An exploration of Canadian government officials’ COVID-19 messages and the public’s reaction using social media data
- Managing COVID-19 in Canada: Exploring Twitter Communication by Government and Health Officials
Funded By
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Principal Investigator
- Christine Fahim
Co-Investigators
- Chou Chen Yu (GERI)
- James Low (Geriatric Education & Research Institute/ GERI)
- Mathew Mathews (GERI)
- Sehl Mellouli (University of Laval)
- Tracey O’Sullivan (University of Ottawa)
- Nongluck Pussayapibul (GERI)
- Malika Sharma (UHT)
- Sharon Straus (Unity Health Toronto/UHT)
- Eric Wong (UHT)
Collaborators
- Chinese Canadian National Council – Toronto Chapter
- Chinese Canadian Council for Social Justice
KTP Project Staff
- Jeanette Cooper